Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.

“There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.”

“Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.”

Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.

"There are some defeats more triumphant than victories."

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

The difference between a wise and foolish man is this--the former sees much, thinks much, and speaks little; but the latter speaks more than he either sees or thinks.

Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do.

A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.

Listen for your angel's voice in music, in kind words, and in loving thoughts.

In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts and the stupid ones are full of confidence.

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”

A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.

“Some people change their ways when they see the light; others when they feel the heat”

An arrow can be shot only by pulling it backward. So whenever life pulls you back, don't worry it's going to lead you forward to victory.

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.”

Water has no taste, no color, no odor; it cannot be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself. It fills us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”

Where there is desire
There is gonna be a flame
Where there is a flame
Someone's bound to get burned
But just because it burns
Doesn't mean you're gonna die
You've gotta get up and try, and try, and try..

“The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior.”

“If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.”

“There is a smile of love,

And there is a smile of deceit,

And there is a smile of smiles

In which these two smiles meet.”

“Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth - which goes with him only while good fortune lasts. Second, his relatives - they go only as far as the grave and leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond th”